ya, ya, ya, ya, ya

Day after day
Your hole life's a wreck
The powers that be just breathe down your neck
You get no respect
You get no relief
You gotta speak up and yell out your peace

Chorus:

So back off your rules
Back off your jive
Cause I'm sick of not living
To stay alive
Leave me alone
I'm not asking a lot
I just don't want be controlled
It's all I want
It's all I want
It's all I want
It's all I want

ya, ya, ya, ya, ya

How many times is it gonna take
Till someone around you hears what you say
You've tried being cool
You feel like a lie
You've played by their rules
Now it's their turn to try

Chorus

I said it before
I'll say it again
If you could just listen
then it might make sense

Chorus

Ya, Ya, Ya, Ya, Ya